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TECHNOLOGY
PROFILES:
drum/disk memories, part 2
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If
your cOl11l11unications problel11s
are 1110re cOl11plex, Y#five got a solution
It's Varian's 620/f-DC Data-Com-munications System. Remember, as a kid, when your biggest prob-lem in tin-can communications was not letting the string touch anything? Today you're more sophisticated- and your problems more complex. We can help. Varian's new 620/f-DC is a total data-communications system that offers economy and speed for com -munications networks. As a
com-munications preprocessor, it relieves the large computer of mundane tasks by collecting data from many sources and feeding it directly and efficiently into your large computer. The 620/f-DC, as a data concentrator or message switcher, handles up to 64 data lines at higher throughputs than any other system available. Consider all its capabilities- from speed to. modularity to reducing
overhead-and it becomes one of the most economical data commu-nicators available.
Our 620/f-DC won't beat the low cost of tin-can and string, but it will make your communications dollar stretch. Write the Big Com-pany in Small Computers.
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Large Screen Displays
Link your data or
signal source to
TV display systems with
Tektronix scan conversion
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for convenient viewing
in labs, classrooms,
production lines,
hospitals,
computer installations
and many other areas.
o
The display size depends
your choice of TV monitor
only upon
.
or receiver.
The 4501 Scan Converter accepts alphanu-meric ar d graphic data-in the form of analog inputs-and converts it to displays on TV re-ceivers and monitors. The hi-contrast TV dis-plays are ideal for individual or group viewing -even under bright light conditions. The dis-plays may be viewed as light data on a dark background or as dark data on a light back-ground, selected from the 4501 front panel.
The 4501 uses a Tektronix bistable storage CRT. Data may be written once on the storage CRT and retained for an hour without
refresh-ing. The results are: call for your data once, then view it as long as one hour on a TV-size display. Besides that, the 4501 transfers con-tinuously written data to your TV display.
MULTIPLE DISPLAYS-The 4501 will drive multiple, inexpensive receivers and monitors. The units may be located locally or remotely. Outputs from a TV camera can be mixed with
data from the 4501 to produce a picture that is an overlay of the two signal sources. With overlaying, you can instantly compare data from two different sources.
The uses for the 4501 are virtually unlimited. For a demonstration, contact your local Tek-tronix Field Engineer or write Tektronix, Inc., P. O. Box 500, Beaverton, Oregon 97005. See your current Tektronix catalog for specifica-tions.
4501 Scan Converter ... $2500
Available in U.S. through the Tektronix lease plan U.s. Sales Price FOB Beaverton, Oregon
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TOTAL:
the data bale
management
1'J/tem.
A complete integrated data base management system which performs all functions of data base maintenance, update, retrieval and data integrity
with any host language at the "call" level. That's
Cincom Systems' TOTAL.
With TOTAL, data is structured logically, non-redundantly in network-structured multi-file, multi-linkage environments. Requirements for de-mand and batch processing are optimally served. The system is continually self-optimizing. Elimi-nates both performance degradation and the re-quirement for periodic data base reorganization. A Data Base Definition Language (DBDL) is pro-vided for the definition and structuring of the data base. As data requirements change, new data ele-ments and associations may be added without affecting application programs. Data independ-ence is provided down to the data element or grouped data element level.
Application programs are insulated from their environment. So changes in operating system, hardware, language or processing mode have little or no effect on operating application pro-grams.
With TOTAL, modular and evolutionary growth is facilitated. Conversion is eliminated as a way of life.
A Data Manipulation Language (DML) is invoked by the host language programmer at the "call"
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level for all communication with the data base. Powerful commands make complex data manipu-lation easy. Control functions monitor and virtu-ally eliminate error possibilities. The user pro-grammer is presented only with data elements
requested. Communication is always fast, flexi-ble, secure.
Hardware enhancing features minimize core and direct storage requirements. For example, 110 Pool Sharing allows sharing of common I/O areas providing more usable core. External indexes, directories and fixed overflow areas are elimi-nated, providing more usable disk space. TOTAL functions in any environment. Provides facilities for processing in direct (demand) en-vironments or batch serial modes.
Facilities include protection from Concurrent Up-dating, Dynamic Logging of Transactions, Auto-matic Data Base Recovery and Restoration for processing in dynamic environments.
These are some of the reasons why we call it TOTAL.
We'd like to show you why TOTAL has become the most widely and successfully used system of its kind in existence today. If you'd like more in-formation or a personal presentation, write on your company letterhead to Cincom Systems, Inc.,
2181 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. 513/961-4110.
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JY/teml
Inc:
We
create
eFFiciency.
MODERN DATA
fEBRUARY 1971 • VOLUME 4 • NO.2TECHNOLOGY PROFILE 40 PRINTERS - PART I
Medium- & High-Speed Printers
This Profile covers the features of winters lwdng print rates of from 100 to SOOO lilles
pe'r minute and capable of on- or off-line operation.
TECHNOLOGY PROFILE
68 DISK & DRUM DRIVES - PART II Large-Scale Drives
In last month's issue, Part I discussed removable disk-pack drives that (cere plllg-fo-plug
compatible tcith IBM 2311 and 2314 devices. This month, Part II covers large-scale disk and drum drives having capacities in excess of .50 millio/l bits. The last part of the series coming next 11l,onth tcill cover disk and drum devices lWGing capacities equal to or Linder 50 million bits.
26 Corporote Profile - REPCO INCORPORATED
28 Communications Clinic - DATA NETWORK CONTROL
32 Source Data Automation - THE LOW-COST OCR
36 Up the System Down-Time - SORTING THE PROS FROM THE CONS
38 Software Forum - FREE-FORM VS. FORMS-ORIENTED CODING
12 NEWS ROUNDUP 22 STOCK TRENDS
13 ORDERS & INSTALLATIONS 34 WHBW
80 NEW PRODUCTS
14 DC DATASCAN
84 NEW SOFTWARE & SERVICES
16 IN:rERNATIONAL NEWS
86 NEW LITERATURE
18 CORPORATE & FINANCIAL NEWS 88 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
READER SERVICE CARDS ... OPPOSITE PAGE 88
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Computer
Automation
offers
high-
speed,on-line control
computer
EFFICIENT MEMORY UTILIZA nON AFFORDS UNSURPASSED LIMIT-CHECKING CAPABILITY.
Computer Automation, a leading minicomputer manufacturer head-quartered in California, offers a high performance control computer that is designed for the real-time,
on-line applications that demand top reliability as well as high speed oper
-ation. Through a well designed in-struction set, geared specifically for the real-time environment, operat-ing times are reduced by as much as one-half over other computers with comparable memory speeds. A typical task in control systems involves limit checking of numerous
parameters to ensure proper opera
-tions of a given system. Action is
taken only when a parameter is out of limits, but each parameter must be constantly monitored, a task that quickly overloads most min icompu-ters. Computer Automation's Model
116, using the Compare With Mem
-ory instruction, can perform an upper limit and lower limit check on a ) 6-bit parameter in just six cycles (9.6 microseconds). Only eight words of memory are required,
including the two stored limits.
Coupled with a high speed AID con
-verter, it is possible to make over
60,000 different limit checks per
sec-ond. This would be an extreme case,
but it illustrates the power of the
Model 116 computer.
The computer is priced at $5,450
(qty. 50) with a 4K, 16-bit me m-ory, three Direct Memory Channels, Hardware Multiply/Divide, and
three levels of Vectored Priority In-terrupts. Delivery is stock to 60 days.
COMPUTER AUTOMATION, INC. 895 West 16th Street· Newport Beach, California
92660 • Phone (714) 642-9630 • TWX 910-596-1377 CIRCLE NO.5 ON INQUIRY CARD
Trying to get on-line with
a
~~Iow-cost"
box 1
If you've been looking for a small, low-cost processing box, you might be getting yourself into one.
Anybody can sell you a box of hardware, but only with Raytheon Computer's 704 do you get all the software to do the job. All for under $10,000.
With our software library of over 600 programs, you'll never have to write a systems program again. Raytheon Computer's 704 is operational the moment you
plug it in.
And every program is fully
documented and fully tested. Like
our exclusive executives and monitors. And our 360-compatible
superset of USASI FORTRAN IV and conversational FORTRAN. And the only small computer
Sort/Merge package.
And we've got the hardware
too. The 704 is a 16-bit gp computer with 74 instructions, 4k
of 1.0 ftS core (expandable to 32k), a real-time automatic priority
interrupt system, direct I/O to the CPU and 4 registers. Options
include hardware multiply/divide, bootstrap and direct memory access, and all the interface equipment you'll need.
So write today and ask for Data File C-194. We'll send you all the facts and figures you'll need to help you get on-line faster and cheaper. And that's our bag.
Raytheon Computer, 2700 S.
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With 600 programs,
Raytheon Computer's 704
won't leave you holding
the bag.
Raytheon
Computer.
We give you our all.
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RAYTHEON COMPUTER
NATIONWIDE SURVEY OF COMPUTER BUYERS
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PREFERENCES
RELEASED BY MODERN DATA
OVER 700 COMPUTER PRODUCT SUPPLIERS RECEIVED MENTIONS
The "1970 Brand Awareness Sur-vey," covering 54 specific types of computer hardware, software, EDP supplies and accessories, has just been released by MODERN DATA'S Information Products Division.
For each of the 54 products sur-veyed, respondents were instructed to . . . "List three manufacturers you would consider contacting if you were planning to buy ( prod-uct name)."
The 72-page report is the second annual study of company recogni-tion, awareness, and preferences conducted among a nation-wide sample of computer professionals
from MODERN DATA'S circulation.
The results show the total num-ber of mentions for each product, plus the percent of total mentions received by each company. The re-sults from the previous year's sur-vey are compared with the current report to show the changes and trends in company awareness and recognition.
Among the major product areas, some of the more noteworthy re-sults are:
Computers for Business Data P ro-cessing- IBM remained in first postion with 32.2% of mentions
-the same score as in 1969. Honey-well remained in second postion
with 14.6% of mentions but
dropped in percentage points. The largest gain was made by RCA.
Computers For Industrial Process Control -Digital Equipment Corp.
moved from 5th position to
third while showing an increase of 80% from the previous year. IBM dropped by 34% but remained in first position.
Small-Scale & Minicomputers
-Digital Equipment increased its first place lead by 53% while re-ceiving 23.4% of the total men-tions. Varian moved from 5th p osi-tion to 2nd replacing Honeywell. Hewlett-Packard dropped slightly in percentage points yet moved from 4th to 3rd position. The
larg-est gainer was Data General which moved from 10th position last year to 5th position this year - an in-crease of nearly 400% in pe
r-centage points.
MODERN DATA/February 1971
Digital Plotters - Calcomp re -mained in first position with 41.9%
of the mentions. Hewlett-Packard moved to 2nd position with 9.2%
after receiving less than 1% last year.
Key-To-Tape - Mohawk Data and
Honeywell remained in 1st and
2nd positions respectively with 31.7% and 17.9% of mentions.
IBM remained in 3rd position
while dropping from 13.5% m en-tions to 7.3%. Inforex with no mentions in 1969 received 4.8% this year for a fourth place tie with
Computer Machinery. Viatron
dropped from 4th to 12th position.
Magnetic Tape Drives - IBM re-mained in 1st place while Potter Instrument moved from 3rd to 2nd exchanging positions with Ampex: The biggest gain was scored by Telex moving from 13th to 4th.
CRT Displays - Contrasted with 1969 this product area showed the
most volatility. In 1969, only 23
companies received mentions
-this year 52 companies were me n-tioned. IBM, in 2nd position in 1969, exchanged places with Sand-ers which was first last year. Com -puter Terminal moved from the 5th spot in 1969 to 3rd place this year. Bunker-Ramo took 4th p osi-tion. Tektronix came in 5th after receiving no mentions last year.
Continuous EDP Forms - Moore
Business Forms remained in first position 'with a comfortable margin over Uarco and Standard Register which were 2nd and 3rd respe c-tively.
Items added to this year's survey are: EDP Facilities Management,
Computer Site Preparation Services,
Data Collection/Retrieval Svstems Fire Detection/Protection
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Copies of the 1970 Brand I Awareness Survey are availahle I at $12.00 each. Due to the lim- I
ited supply only prepaid orders
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are being accepted. 'iVrite to I
MODERN DATA, Inf01'mation Prod- I
ucts Div., 3 Lockland Ave., I Framingham, Mass. 01701.
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We give you our all.
With the Raytheon Computer 704, you'll have the only complete, efficient software
library in the 16-bit class. In all, we've got over 600 field-proven programs to choose from.
Multi-programming Systems
Complete Math Library
Applications Programs
Data Processing Programs
Diagnostic and Test Programs
FORTRAN IV
Conversational FORTRAN
Array Processing
Sort/Merge Package
Monitors and Executives
Utility Programs
System Programs
For a complete listing of our software and all the facts and figures on our entire 700-Series com-puters, write today. Ask for Data File C-195.
Raytheon Computer,
2700 S. Fairview St., Santa Ana, Calif. 92704. Phone 714/546-7160.
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CIRCLE NO.6 ON INQUIRY CARD
THE BEST THING
ABOUT DATA GENERAL
IS OUR LOW
MAIN FRAME PRICES.
OR SO PEOPLE THINK.
For too long, people
have thou
g
ht of us as a main
frame company.
And justifiably.
After all, we have spent
the last couple of years
producing the Nova line of fully
compatible, 16-bit mini computers
.
But we're smart enough to
know that main frames and low base
prices aren't everything.
Proven performance is important,
too. (We've installed over 850 Nova-line
computers so far.)
A strong service organization is
important.
Software and peripherals are
important.
And finally, the ability to put main
frames, software and peripherals together
in configurations that meet real-world
com-puting requirements at the lowest prices
p
'
ossible is the most important
consider-ation of all.
And that's what we'd like to talk to
you about.
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Built around
Nova 800,
Data General's
DOS provides
DISC
OPERATING
SYSTEM
ONLY
'
$27,870
high-speed data
processing capability at a remarkably low
price. The system priced here includes the
Nova 800, 16K of core memory, a 128K,
head-per-track disc, Teletype, high-speed
paper tape reader, and device-independent
software.
DOS supports system software that
includes relocatable assembler, editor,
link-ing loader
,
and ALGOL 60 and FORTRAN
IV compilers.
Substituting a 256 K disc adds only
$1,500, and a 3561pm, 80 column, 64
char-acter line printer costs $12,900.
MAGTAPE
SYSTEM
ONLY $29,885
The
config-uration
p
riced
he
r
e in
c
lud
e
s th
e
superfast Sup
e
rn
o
va,
8K of core memory
(inter-changeable
w
ith 300
nano-second monolithic m
e
mory
)
,
Teletype
,
8
-
channel, 10
-
bit
A
I
D converter,
and a 24ips
,
IBM-compatible magnetic
tape unit.
Thi
s i
s
an i
n
ex
pensi
ve,
easil
y
e
x
pand-able, on
-
line
d
ata acquisition system that
can handle its own data processing, or can
pr
ep
are data for a larger processor.
TIME SHARING
BASIC ONLY
$17
,
596
This is
the least expen
-s
ive way to pro
-vide a sophisticated,
easily-
u
sed comp
u
t
-ing capabi
li
ty for as
many as 16 users
.
The
f
o
u
r
-u
ser sys
-tem priced here includes
a Nova 1
2
00 wit
h
12
K
words
o
f
core memory,
f
o
u
r
T
eletypes
and interfacing. A hig
h-
speed paper tape
reader adds $2,650.
The system uses Data General's fully
extended time
-
sharing BASIC with string
and matrix manipulation capabilities.
When not tim
e
sharing, the system
can
u
se a
ll
of Data Ge
n
eral's exte
n
sive list
o
f
software and peripherals.
OUR
MAIN
FRAMES
STARTING
AT $5
,
450
E
v
er
y
thing
starts with main frames.
And anyone of ours can
p
lug into an
y
one of the systems priced above.
What's more
,
they are all software
compatible, mechanically interchangeabl
e,
and all
r
un the sam
e
p
e
ri
p
h
er
al
s
.
o
Nova 1200 : Fi
rs
t to take ad
va
ntag
e o
f L
SI
and MSI. It
'
s fast (1200 nanosecond cycl
e
time)
,
reliable
,
and less expensive than an
y
-thin
g
else at its
p
e
r
for
m
an
c
e le
v
e
l.
Price: $5,450.
*
o
Nova 80
0
: Fa
s
te
r,
m
or
e
p
o
w
e
r
f
u
l
t
han
the
1200
,
Nova 800 has a fully
p
arallel c
e
nt
r
al
processor and a cycle time of
8
00
nano-seconds.
P
rice: $6,950.
*
o
Supernova SC : First to really take
advan-tage of all-monolithic memory
,
mak-ing it the world
'
s fastest mini
com-p
ut
e
r
(300
nan
o
s
eco
nd add time
)
.
Price:
$11,900~(
$9,600
*
with
com-patible 800 nanosecond core.)
To find out how little your
configuration will cost, call or write the
nearest Data General office.
To know us is to love us.
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DATA GENERAL
Southboro, Mass. (617) 485-9100/ Hamden, Conn. (1103) 6114-7010/
Commack L.I., New York (516) 368-3304/ Rochester, New York (716) 1185-'5959/ Saddlebrook, New Jersey (1101) 848-0676/ Bowie, Maryland
(301) 1162-1198/ Bryn Mawr, Pa. (1115) 527-1630/ Orlando, Florida (305) 425-5505/ Chicago, Illinois (312) 539-4838/ Dallas, Texas (1114) 233-4496/ Denver, Colo. (303) 758-5080/ Manhattan Beach, Cal.
(1118) 376-7917/ Palo Alto, Cal. (415) 3£1-9397/ Clichy, France £709340/ London, England 01 499 7735/ Melbourne, Australia 723-4131 / Munich,
West Germany 0811 £95513/ Zurich, Switzerland (051) 340777.
DATAGEN OF CANADA LTD.: Hull, Quebec (819) 770-2030/ Montreal, Quebec (514) 341-4571 / Toronto, Ontario (416) 447-8000/ Vancouver,
British Columbia (604) 731-11711.
*
Main frame prices include 4,096 16-bit words of memory, T-eletype interface, and Direct Memory Access data channel.sales office can
automat
r~
ally
adjust a
pro-duction sc
u[e or a warehouse "pick sheet
," print shipping
papers on the I
'
n
dock, in itiate billing, adjust sales totals
in management
a~s, "alertthe controfler of expected
income, and make the Ps
.
smi
l
U
with
in
ew minutes
.-Of course, all this
one thing
,
Cost. Now,
there is a
an
tJ(is
ible enough and
inexpens
ive en
h
"
t
oc
..
it t
oW
a
·
single
department. System Ten business c
.
e
ll~
S
r
f
nger.
A
System Ten compu
ter w
i
ll
c
~
mmodate
up to
s and process all
twenty
jobs s
i
mu
ltane-e
used easily by ordinary business
p>
"'
train
ing
, I
t uses simplE} two -
'
wire
I.
It's ready to go on-l
iAe
to your
Us cost
i~extremely
real
ist
$yste Ten busi ness com
NEWS ROUNDUP
MINIS -
A
BUYER'S MARKET IN
'71
Minicomputer manufacturers,
d
e
pendent
on
th
e
R&D
and instrumentation
industries to
absorb
th
e
lion's
share of
th
e
ir products, may be in for furth
e
r
b
e
lt-tight
e
ning during th
e
current year. According
to th
e
annual R&D
forecast
prepar
e
d by the
Co-lumbus Laboratori
es
of
Batt
e
ll
e
Memorial
In-stitut
e,
continuing
inflationary forces
will
mor
e
than offset th
e
modest
3.6
p
e
rc
e
nt
growth
of R&D
expenditures expected
in 1971, r
es
ulting in
an esti
-mated 2.3 perc
e
nt reduction
in
the r
e
al level of
R&D
effort.
Almost
as gloomy
is
a
prediction by
James
E.
Myers, v
.p.
and gen'!. mgr. of
Honey-well's Industri
a
l Division.
While
"
cautiously
opti-mistic
"
that in
s
trum
en
tation
business will
gradu-ally pick up in the last half of 1971
,
Mr. Myers
cited
reduc
e
d
capital spending
by most U
.
S
.
-based
instrument us
ers
as a
major factor in the
generally
depress
e
d
condition of
today
's
market. For
in-stance,
during the p
e
riod
March
to Septemb
e
r
,
spending
plunged
almost
10 p
e
rcent below
esti
-mated figures for instrument us
e
rs identified with
durable goods manufacturing
,
and almost
7
per-cent downward for those in the
non-durables
cate-gory. For minicomput
e
r us
e
rs
,
these predictions
add up to continued reductions in manufacturers'
list prices as
competition
increases for
a
larger
slice of the pie remaining.
MAKING MEMORIES FOR MELODIES
A
n
ew
proc
ess
said
to identify
any
recorded sound
b
y
computer was
reveal
e
d by Sound Signatures,
Inc. of Los Ang
e
l
es,
and
Tracor, Inc
.
of Austin.
Th
e
first
application
d
eve
loped
and
discussed in
detail is r
e
lated
to
radio monitoring
and
the
per-forming rights industry
,
which is responsible for
d
e
t
e
rmining
and
paying th
e
royalties to which
music
composers and
publishers are
entitled each
tim
e
one of
th
e
ir r
ec
ordings is played
on
the air.
Th
e
Sound Signatur
es
system
starts with the radio
broadcast of a recording
and
r
es
ults in a
computer-printed list that
includ
es
th
e
recording title,
com-pos
e
r, lyricist, publish
er,
recording artist, record
company,
radio station
,
time and date of the
re-cording pl
ay,
etc
.
The identification is made
through comparison with
a
computer library of
every
recording represent
e
d by any of the
per-forming rights organizations that subscribe to the
service.
12
NEED A LEFT-HANDED PITCHER?
Comput
e
r Sciences Corp. recently d
e
monstrat
e
d
an
automated scouting
r
e
port system to the
Na-tional
Associa
tion
of Prof
ess
ional Bas
e
ball
Leagues.
Offered on CSC's INFONET T-S n
e
twork, the
sys-tem would
enable
baseball clubs to obtain quick
reports
on availab
l
e
players through t
e
rminals in
the club's offices. A list of 100
available
left-handed pitchers
,
for
example, cou
ld
be prepared
within seconds
for
about $5.00.
SMALL
BUSINESS COMPUTER
FROM NCR
A new disk-oriented computer for small businesses
which will rent for only $1500 a month has been
announced by the National Cash Register Co. The
NCR Century 50 is fully compatible with all other
computers in the company's Century Series and
will directly compete with IBM's System 3
.
Fea-tures include 16K of 800 ns thin-film rod memory
and an 8.4 megabyte dual disk unit. A 200 lpm
printer is standard.
NUMBER TWO AIMS AT
BIG
SMALL
T-S MARKET
Honeywell Inc. has
entered
what it describes as
"a virtually
untapped segment of the time-sharing
computer market" by adding a family of four small
systems to its present stable of six medium (200
and
400
series)
and two large (600 series) T-S
cornputers. The 1640 series is
aimed
at the market
segment that Honeywell predicts will grow from
$63 million in 1970 to more than $310 million in
1975. The new
"
Number Two" said it
expects
to
capture about 10 percent of
that
market with its
Model 1642
,
1644, 1646
,
and
1648A systems
that
range in monthly rent from
$2,995
for
th
e
1642 to
$7
,
815
for
the 1648A. Except for the 1648A,
each
of the n
ew
1600 family is built
around
dual Model
316 minicomput
e
rs - on
e
used
as
a job processor
for
computationa
l
functions
;
the other as
a
control
processor to monitor
system
functions
.
The 1648A
uses
a
Mod
e
l 416 (for communications processing)
and a pair of Model 516s
.
DEC PDP-IO FOR COMMERCIAL USERS
Digital Equipment Corp. announcements of an ANSI standard Cobol compiler, multiprogramming batch software, and a remote batch terminal for use with the DEC PDP-IO indicate that DEC is getting away from its traditional position of selling PDP-lOs to only the time-sharing and scientific markets. Rod Belden, DECman in charge of mar-keting the PDP-lO to business users, described
DEC's strategy of developing a commercial EDP
image for the product as initially aimed at con
-vincing present educational and industrial PDP-IO
users of their system's new batch processing
po-tential. Following that, DEC will go all-out to
pro-mote the system for general commercial appli-cations.
CDC WINS IRS CONTRACT
The much-prized Internal Revenue Service data
processing equipment contract has been awarded
to Control Data Corp. In a brief announcement, CDC said it received a $29,284,674 contract from the General Services Administration to provide and install 10 medium-scale computer systems and 3,600 display terminals at IRS facilities throughout the country. The systems and terminals will be maintained for 5 years from the date of in-stallation. While CDC and IRS have not yet an-nounced the exact equipments and configurations accepted, industry sources say that the mainframe portion of the CDC offering consists of used hard-ware. The computer systems will enable IRS to interrogate directly taxpayer records stored in massive computer files in 225 field offices.
ORDERS AND INSTALLATIONS
Interdata, Inc. has sold eight System Model 4 com-puters to Macro Data, Inc., of Chatsworth, Cal. Total value of the sale exceeds $120,000.
Silja Line, a major Finnish steamship concern head-quartered in Turku, has contracted with Oy Sperry Rand AS Finland for two Univac 9400 computer sys-tems valued at $1.2 million. The first computer will be delivered in April 1972 and the second in Novem-ber 1972.
A contract for $297,000 worth of data collection equipment has been awarded to The Standard Regis-ter Company by the Federal government's General Services Administration. The order calls for 141 source record punch data collection units which are to be installed in GSA motorpool locations across the
country.
The Port of New York Authority has awarded
$372,-000 to LFE Corporation for the development of a
Surface Traffic Control System (STRACS) for John F.
Kennedy International Airport. STRACS will be a
complete, automated system incorporating advanced
communication equipment to safely and efficiently
move aircraft, emergency, and other vehicles over the airport between the .terminal buildings and the
points of aircraft landing and take-off.
Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria, has
or-dered an $800,000 Control Data 3300 computer
system which will provide centralized computer ser
-vices for the University's science, engineering,
eco-nomics, philosophy, and computer science depart-ments.
MODERN DATA/February 1971
C. Itoh Electronic Computing Service Co., Tokyo, Ja-pan, this month will install a Control Data 6600 com-puter system to provide expanded data center ser-vice to its customers. This CDC 6600 system will be the first installation of a CDC 6000 Series system for time-sharing use in the Far East area.
The Max Planck Institute at the University of Goet
-tingen, West Germany, has purchased a Sperry Rand Univac 1108 computer system, valued at approxi-mately $3.5 million_
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DOMINATION? - During the Senate debate on funds for the supersonic transport (SST) Senator Barry Goldwater (R. Ariz.) pointed out that the U. S. "no longer leads in manufacture of computers or radios or television." Senator Charles Percy rebutted by saying "that the com-puter industry is dominated by the American market and every country knows it." "Senator Percy's statement is cor-rect," Senator Goldwater replied, "if you are talking about large, fast digital computers, but it is not correct for the entire computer market." The Japanese, he added, now dominate the calculator, small desk-type computer market. The Arizona Senator seems to stretch the point by referring to the calculator as a computer. It is not hard to see his point that "Japan is determined to create a powerful com-puter industry and every indicator points to a growing suc-cess in this endeavor." But by the way, what's that got to do with the price of the supersonic transport?DE·URBANIZED SOCIETY - Dr. Peter C. Goldmark, Presi-dent of CBS laboratories in a recent talk to the National Governor's Council on Science and Technology called for a massive national effort using computer and communications technology to create a new living pattern for a de-urba-nized society. Future cities in the de-urbade-urba-nized society should be small using existing communities as nuclei, he said. Two states - Conn. and Ga. - already have tar-geted exploratory projects using "broadband communica-tions" links forming highways of cables rather than cars enabling people to transmit digital information talk by picturephone and send photocopies to persons they are meeting along these highways, 'he added. Broadband com-munication networks, he believes, could be laid along exist-ing highways and link any location in a de-urbanized society for business operations, home services, educational, and cultural purposes.
NAVY BUYS - Control Data Corp. has been awarded two contracts by the U.S. Navy valued at $15.2 million to install
three CDC 6000 Series and six CDC 1700 computer systems at the Naval Weapons laboratory Dahlgren, Va., and the Naval Ship Research and Development Center Carderock, Md. A Control Data 6700 computer system and four CDC 1700 computers was installed in December, 1970, at NSRDC will be used to solve engineering problems and to provide technical support to the Center's staff. The installation will be augmented by a CDC 6500 computer system at a later date. In November 1970, the Naval Weapons laboratory installed a CDC 6700 system and two CDC 1700 Digi-graphics systems.
14
HAROLD V. SEMLING JR., Washington Editor
COMPUTER ENHANCEMENT - National .conferences may employ computers as a matter of course if the ex-perience of the White House Conference on Children is any guide. Recommendations from 24 forums were made to the President on the needs of America's children. To guarantee the right mix for each forum, an RCA Spectra 70/45 computer was used to sort and match sex, age, race, and other background information on the delegates. In dition, the 70/45 was used to rearrange names and ad-dresses so as to prepare lists of delegates.
STANDARDIZATION - As part of a Government-wide ef-fort to standardize methods of reporting factual material, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded a $228,000 contract to the System Devel-opment Corp. (SDC), Falls Church, Va. The purpose of the project is to design and implement an automated report management system which will help HUD to manage the reporting function more effectively. It will eliminate dupli-cation in reporting, control the introduction of new reports, and standardize data elements and their representations.
SAVINGS FROM LEASING - The General Accounting Office (GAO) has completed a study of computer leasing at the Government Printing Office (GPO) and reported its results to Congress. GAO concluded that GPO should re-duce rental costs by leasing its equipment from a com-mercialleasing firm rather than from the manufacturer.
IN BRIEF
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Federal Aviation Agency have signed an interagency agreement by which NASA will provide technical and scientific data to support FAA's technical
program.
The National Academy of Science and the Army are negotiating a con-tract for a study of advanced ballistic missile defense DP system for the Safeguard System ..
ANSI Standards Committee X3 has initiated work leading to standards for recording digital information on magnetic tape casselles.
U. S. Patent No. 3,528,177 was assigned to General Research, Inc., Green. wich, Conn. for on inventory system.
T·he U. S. Army Signal Center and School, Fort Monmouth, N. J. has hosted a regional coaferente on the application of computers to troining.
It
had
to
happen
MODERN DATA/February 1971
... and
it did.
By design-and to your benefit. Ampex was sure to offer
direct-access memory in the form of Disk-Drive and Controller. Your gain is the new Ampex DM-312 Disk Drive and DC-314 Controller, plug-interchangeable with the IBM 2314 Disk Files for 360 and 370 Systems. First in a family of Direct Access Memories from the
one
company thatdeals helpfully with computer peripherals and comes up with
the better answer.
IT'S FAST ACCESS. Reliable voice coil head positioning,
as opposed to hydraulic. Optical position sensing, combined with a closed-loop servo, further increases reliability and decreases access time. Average of 32 msec access. Minimum
access is 8 msec, maximum is 58 msec. This means less
waiting for data on the 20 recording surfaces ... faster throughput and greater time and dollar savings.
IT'S PLUG-INTERCHANGEABLE. Direct replacement for the
IBM 2312 Drive and 2314 Controller combination, identical in format density, ... and program compatible. One DC-314 controls up to 8 DM-312 Drives, with an.optional9th service
module. All solid state for maximum reliability.
IT'S PRICED RIGHT-AND SERVICED. If you could benefit from a faster access replacement for your IBM disk drives,
you'll save money with the Ampex DM-312 and DC-314, with worldwide site installation and maintenance service.
Typically helpful and economic Ampex attention to OEM requirements, the familiar Ampex approach to helping the customer get the most out of a product.
AND IT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING. The pioneer company dedicated to providing a complete line of computer peripherals has to offer something better in direct-access
memory. Our brochure spells out just how much better. Yours for the asking. Call or write Ampex Corporation, Computer Products Division, 9937 West Jefferson Blvd.,
Culver City, Calif. 90230, (213) 836-5000.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
POWER SHORTAGE - England's electric power
stoppage caused considerable difficulties for com -puter users. A survey by the National Computing Centre in Manchester of approximately 50 large computer installations found 70% of the in-stallations had some stoppage and only 20% had alternate power supplies. Also, London newspapers reported worker dissatisfaction because of payroll delays.
HELP FOR GERMAN PRODUCERS - The German
Ministry for Education and Science plans to partici-pate in a special finance company for EDP equip-ment. This venture is designed to strengthen the competitive position of German computer producers by raising funds on the capital market with Govern -ment guarantees and subsidies. It is expected to help Siemens-Zuse and AEG Telefunken which now have about 17% of the market compared to IBM's 62%.
GOOD SHOW - The U. S. Dept. of Commerce has
sponsored COMPUTER '70 - a Tokyo Trade Show.
It was a great success according to Commerce. The 54 participants are projecting more than $4l.5 mil-lion sales will result over the next 12 months and they are estimating 24-month sales over $53 million. Several American firms were successful in seeking overseas representation.
COMPUTERS VULNERABLE - The American
Cham-ber of Commerce in Germany warns that the U. S. will suffer sharp retaliation if import curbs are enacted by the U. S. Congress. Vulnerable areas are computers and electronic components. American companies have approximately 80% of the German computer market and "any restrictive measures taken in this field would be disastrous to one of our most lucrative and profitable businesses" in Ger-many, the Chamber also reports.
MEXICAN OPPORTUNITY - The U. S. Department
of Commerce recently sponsored a Mexican ex -position of electronic data processing equipment. According to the Journal of Commerce, there are
ap-proximately 500 computers in that country. These represent a quarter of the potential market. The primary obstacles to the development of that market are a shortage of qualified personnel and a
com-plicated customs structure. Opportunities for a time-sharing service appear particularly interesting. RCA plans to open a batch service bureau next year.
16
WORLD WEATHER REPORTING - A high-speed,
24-hour "hot" line betwee~ Tokyo, Japan, and Washington, D.C., has been initiated by the U. S. National Weather Service. It is one element of a vast new system of global telecommunications for the ex-change of weather data.
OLE! CHECKMATE - The Baltimore Post recently
reported upon a Madrid exhibition of Spanish in -ventions through the ages. Of particular interest, was a 50-year-old computer developed by the Span-ish designer Leonardo Torres Quevedo. It plays three-piece chess and wins every time, shouting Checkmate in Spanish. If an opponent tries to cheat, the machine flashes a warning light.
BLOOD BANK, DATA BANK - The Netherlands Red
Cross Blood Research Center, which stores and dis-tributes rare blood throughout Europe, is planning to merge its business and scientific work on a single compatible computer system, thereby giving the lab -oratory immediate access to more than 200,000 patient files. A Honeywell 316 minicomputer will analyze blood samples and set up files after per-forming on-line conversions of signal inputs from test instrumentation equipment, such as auto-analy-zers. The 316 will communicate via magnetic tape with a Honeywell Model 125 computer, on which a historical file of patient data will be maintained. The computers will contribute to the Center's work in research and development of transfusion equipment and in identifying blood samples, particularly relat -ing to their genetic, biochemical, immunologic, and organ transplant properties.
QUICKLY AROUND THE WORLD
A computer control system for preventing air pollu
-tion was discussed at the Second International Clean Air Congress in Washington.
U. S. exports of computers and parts totaled $777 million for the first three quarters of 1970 - up 55 % from the same period in 1969.
British European Airlines is extending its Beacon in-stant seat reservation system to 22 cities in 9 countries in Europe.
A Honeywell 316 minicomputer is providing the "brains" for a propulsion system trainer being de-veloped by Rolls Royce.
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CORPORATE AND FINANCIAL NEWS
Less than a year ago Viatron Com-puter Systems' founder and then-president Dr. Edward M. Bennett responded to queries on Viatron's financial health by stating that the company. had $10 million in cash, was paying its bills, had virtually no bank debt at all, and was s hip-ping about 700 units a month. Recently Dr. Bennett was just an-other "interested party" at a · meet-ing of Viatronbondholders held in Boston two weeks after the com-pany failed to pay interest due on some $14.8 million worth of con -vertible debentures.
Total 1971 expenditures for re -search and development in the United States are expected to reach $28.5 billion, according to the annual R&D forecast prepared by the Columbus Laboratories of Battelle Memorial Institute. The 1971 forecast represents a rise of 3.6 percent over now estimated 1970 expenditures of $27.5 billion. The increase follows closely the growth rate in expenditures of the past several years, ·but represents a distinctly slower rate than in the mid-1960s and earlier. The growth rate from 1965 to 1966, for ex -ample, was 9.0 percent. The mod-est increase in estimated 1971 ex -penditures, as Battelle sees it, will result entirely from additional funds provided by industry and by colleges, universities, and other not-for-profit institutions. Federal support of R&D in 1971 is expected to decline about 1.2 pecent.
General Telephone & Electronics Corp. has filed a proposal for a $27 million satellite communications system with the FCC. The pro-posed system would consist of four earth stations interconnected to a satellite 22,300 miles over the equator, and provide capacity equivalent to 10,560 vOice-grade channels. GT&E has already c on-cluded an agreement with Hughes Aircraft Co. to lease the required channels from one of two c ommu-nications satellites that Hughes is proposing for domestic use.
18
RECENT ENTRmS IN TaE COM
-PUTER FIELD: Applied Computer
Graphics Corp. of Silver Spring, Md. will provide a wide range of graphic systems design and programming support services . . . Boeing Computer Services, a division of the Boeing Co. since May of last year, has been incorporated as a full-service subsidiary. BCS begins its new status with more than 250 cus-tomers in 29 states. Not surpris -ingly, however, the parent com-pany remains its largest cus -tomer . . . Control-By CRT, Inc. of Torrance, Cal. will provide real-time information manage-ment services to small and medium-sized businesses . . . Thorn Electrical Industries Ltd. of London and GTE Interna -tional Inc., a subsidiary of Gen -eral Telephone and Electronics Corp., have formed three new companies to provide tele com-munications equipment and in-formation systems. Thorn-Gen -eral Telephone Ltd. will market
GTE products manufactured in Europe and N. America; GTE Information Systems Ltd. will provide products, support func -tions, and services to users; and GTE International Ltd. will act as a holding company for the in -terests of GTE International in the U. K.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS:
Brokerage Transaction Services Inc. recently formed by Ultronic Systems Corp. and Control Data, has acquired the assets of Wall Street Information Services Inc., a New York firm providing auto-mated systems for the brokerage industry . . . U. S. Time-Shar -ing, Inc. and Computer Network Corp. announced an agreement in principle whereby COM NET acquires the computer business of U. S. Time-Sharing, Inc. in re-turn for 600,000 shares (60%)
of outstanding COM NET com -mon stock . . . Leasco Systems Corp., the consulting subsidiary
BOX SCORE OF EARNINGS
'" Q)
O'l_~
.
=
c:ocn ~.J:: Net Earnings ~...J 10.Company Period Revenues (Loss) w - Q) c.
Adv. Computer
Techniques 6 mos. 9/30/70 1,539,213 (23,302) (.03)
6 mos. 9/30/69 1,683,160 30,799 .04
Beta Instrument 9 mos. 9/30/70 1,799,518 16,184 .01
9 mos. 9/30/69 616,465 (322,310) (.31>
Comress 9 mos. 9/30/70 3,594,000 (246,000) (-)
9 mos. 9/30/69 3,661,000 392,000
-EDP Technology 12 mos. 6/30/70 5,135,183 (2,481,773) (-)
12 mos. 6/30/69 3,740,094 (1,298,008) (-) General Automation 12 mos. 7/31/70 7,454,230 (1,691,516) (1.04) 12 mos. 7/31/69 2,008,132 (798,909) (.63)
I nf. I nterscience 12 mos. 6/30/70 1,402,760 (555,577) (.34)
12 mos. 6/30/69 1,256,936 (692,460) (.47)
Mohawk Data Sciences 3 mos. 10/31/70 21,780,000 1,265,000 .23
3 mos. 10/31/69 24,955,000 2,025,000 .37
Nat. Computer Sys. 9 mos. 10/31/70 2,904,374 (122,540) (.23)
9 mos. 10/31/69 2,047,760 37,462 .08
Terminal Data 12 mos. 9/30/70 623,528 (268,837) (.61)
12 mos. 9/30/69 40,105 (254,100) (.76)
Tracor 9 mos. 9/30/70 53,327,000 (142,000) (.06)
9 mos. 9/30/69 63,621,000 2,086,000 .97
Wyle Laboratories 9 mos. 10/31/70 71,020,299 (249,547) (,07)
9 mos. 10/31/69 77,196,554 1,166,902 .33
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sco
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a
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s
sin
g
Equipm
e
nt Corp
.,
has sold it
s
Educ
a
t
i
on Divisio
n
t
o
DeltaK
Inc. Purchase pr
ice was se
t
a
t
$200
,
000 .
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EDP T
e
chnolog
y,
Inc. and KMS Industries
,
Inc.
joi
n
tl
y announced approval of an
a
gre
ement fo
r ED
P
T
ec
hnology
to acq
u
ir
e the El
e
c
tronic
Fu-tur
es
Di
v
i
sion an
d c
e
rtain other
assets of KMS Industries in
ex-ch
an
g
e
for appro
x
imatel
y e
i
ghty
per
c
e
nt of th
e
sto
c
k
of
EDP
Technology .
.
. T
he ac
q
ui
s
i
t
ion
of Tempo Computers
,
Inc.
o
f
Full
e
rto
n
,
Cal
.
has been an
-nou
nce
d
by
Gen
e
r
a
l Telephone
&
Electronics Corp. T
em
po
manufactures a serie
s
of small
computers es
p
ecia
ll
y designed
fo
r data communic
a
tio
n
s
.
T
e
rms
of the tra
nsa
c
ti
o
n we
r
e n
o
t dis
-clos
e
d
H
a
th
away
In
-s
trume
nts
,
Inc., Den
v
er
,
Col.
,
has acquired the
Cen
tury
E
l
ec-tron
i
cs and Instruments Div
.
of
Century
G
e
oph
y
sical
Corp.
,
Tuls
a,
Okl
a.
Leasepac
Co
rp.
o
f Cl
eve
l
a
nd
,
Ohio has
reached an
a
gr
ee
ment in princi
-pal to acquire the computer disk
p
ack div
i
sion of
Dat
a
pa
x
Com-puter S
y
s
t
em
s
Corp.
of New
Y
ork .
.
.
'
Planning Research
Corp.
has acqu
ir
e
d Re
a
ltronics
of Den
ver
,
In
c
., a
Colorado-ba
s
e
d
company that provides
computerized s
e
rvices to the r
e
al
es
t
a
t
e indus
t
ry .
.
.
Sierra
Re-search Corp.
ha
s
acqu
i
re
d BCD
Computing Corp.
o
f De
e
r P
a
rk
,
N
.
Y. BCD
'
s
pr
es
id
en
t
is
D
an
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e
rs
,
fo
rmer e
dit
o
r-
in
-
c
hi
e
f of
MODERN DATAand
th
e des
i
gne
r
of the DIMBO-IO Information
Retrie
v
a
l
S
y
st
e
m
,
B
CD's
princi-p
a
l product . .
. TB
S Compu
t
er
Cente
rs
Corp.
, a na
t
ional da
t
a
p
r
ocessing s
e
rv
i
ces
company
,
has agreed in principle to
ac-quire Computech, Inc.
,
a
sub-s
idi
a
r
y
of Int
e
rn
a
tion
a
l S
y
st
e
m
s
As
soc
i
a
t
e
s
,
Ltd
.
. .
.
Telefile
Computer Corp. o
f
Newton
,
Mass. h
a
s acquir
e
d Interactive
D
a
t
a Systems of I
rv
i
ne,
C
a
l.
,
for
cash and T
e
l
e
fil
e
common stock.
IDS
'
nam
e
has b
ee
n chang
e
d to
T
e
l
efile C
o
m
p
u
t
e
r Prod
u
c
ts, Inc.
MODERN DATA/February 1971
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Get on-line and stay on-line, with minimum system downtime. We offer a
simple, economical way to do this. Our Universal Monitor helps you pinpoint
problems in all system hardware and software by showing you- in the form of hard copy-exactly what was sent and received over the data link. So errors
caused by software bugs, equipment malfunctions or line problems are
immediately visible. Less time is spent tracing problems because system
operation is shown in full detail.
The Universal Monitor is simple to install and is as easy for programmers to
use as it is for engineers. It connects to the business machine interface of any
standard modem, and automatically synchronizes with the data stream to
provide a record of every character on the line-not only the usual printable
characters, but all ~ontrol characters as well. The system monitors any code
and speed up to 7200 bps, accommodates all line coordination systems, and
works with synchronous or start-stop transmissions.
There are two basic components of the Universal Monitor system. These are a
Monitor Control Unit which provides synchronization and control, and decodes
the monitored data for printing; and the Monitor Printing Unit which is a
high-speed non-impact printer. Other components are available which allow
switch-selection of lines to be monitored in a mUlti-line system. For more
information or a demonstration, fill in and return the coupon below.
Or call (609) 667-5700.
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If your office needs to take or send information up to
1200 words
per minute.
we have a way
.
Our Dataspeed
'
Magnetic Tape Terminal.
It bridges the gap between
low-speed
keyboard
prep-aration and high-speed on-line data transmission.
At
the
same time
it
reduces the cost of data
transmis-sion over regular telephone lines.
The data that
is
sent and received is recorded on a
com pact cartridge that has a capacity for 150,000
char-acters. And
the tape
is reusable once the
information
on
it is no
longer
needed
.
Besides communicating at high speeds, the terminal
has a Forward/Reverse mechanism that can search for
specific data on the tape at a rate of 4
,
000 characters per
second
.
And
time-consuming
correction procedures are cut
to a minimum since
individual lines
or characters can be
easily
located
and corrected within a message.
The terminal can be adjusted to answer calls
auto-matically, too. Transmission can be sent and received over
regular telephone lines
(Data-Phone
'
service) or private
line service.
Often at low-cost after-hour rates.
Call your local Bell Company Communications
Con-sultant for information on how our Magnetic Tape
Ter-minal can be implemented within your existing system
without major redesign.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company
and your local Bell Company keep working to improve
telephone communications.
This time by helping you communicate at speeds up
to 1200 words per minute.
COMPUTER STOCK TRENDS
MONTH ENDED JANUARY 8, 1971
COMPUTERS
PERIPHERALS &
COMPONENTS
EXCH
I
COMPANYN BECKUAN
N BURROUGIIS
N CONTROL DATA
o DATA GENERAL o DATACRAFT
N DIGITAL EQUIP!1ENT
N ELECTRONIC ASSOC
o GENERAL AUTOHATION
N GENERAL ELECTRIC
N HEWLETT-PACKARD
N HONEYIHLL
o INTERDATA
N IBH
N LITTON INDUSTRIES
N NCR
N RCA
N RAYTHEON
o REDCOR
o SCIENTIFIC CONTROL
N SPERRY RAND A SYSTEHS ENGRG LABS
N SYSTRON DONNER
N VARIAN ASSOCIATES o VIATRON
N WANG LABS A WYLE LABS
N XEROX
o ADVANCED HEHORY SYS N AMP
N AHPEX
o APPLIED MAGNETICS
o ASTRODATA
o AST RO SYST EHS N BUNKER RAMO A CALCOHP
o CHALCO INDUSTRIES
o CODEX
o COGAR o COGN ITRONICS
N COLL IN S RADIO
o COMCET
o COMPUT ER CO~II! o COHPUTER CONSOLES
A COHPUTEST
N CONRAC
o DATA 100
A DATA PRODUCTS
o DATARAM
o DATA RECOGNITION o DATASCAN
o DIGITRONICS
A ELEC ENG OF CAL
N ELEC HEHORIES + MAG
N EXCELLO
o FABRI-TEl<
o FARRINGTON MFG
A GERBER SCIENTIFIC
o GRAPHIC SCIENCES
A HI-G
o INFORMATION DISPLAYS
A ITEL
o LOGIC
A MILGO
N HOIIAW1< DATA SCIENCES
o NORTH ATLAI1TIC IlID
o OPTICAL SCANNING
A POTTER INSTRUHENTS
o RECOGNITION EQUIP N SANDERS ASSOCIATES N SANGAHO
o SCAN-DATA
A SEALECTRO
o SYKES DATATRONICS
o TALLY
N TELEX
N TEXAS INSTRUHENTS
o VARIFAB
FOOTNOTES: (I) TO NEAREST DOLLAR
1970/71 RANGE ( 11 19- 52 80-173 30-123
16- 36
3- 20 50-124
4- 12
9- 42
60- 94
19- 46 66-152
3- 22
223-387
15- 38 30- 6 I
18- 35 16- 34 4- 34 1- 9 19- 40 11- 49
8- 29
10- 29 1- 51 19- 52 3- 10 66-116 10- 38 41- 59 13- 49 9- 26 1- 35 2- 9
6- 15 11- 36 1- 5
3- 38
37- 94
3- 14 10-' 37
4- 50 5- 36
6- 22
12 - 2'8
11- 32
5- 17
5- 26
2- 16
1- 10
4- 27
3- 14
4- 15
7- 40
17- 28
2- 8
1- 17
9- 39
8- 42
5- 17
4- 20
6- 26 4- 14 15- 41 19- 87
2- 8 11- 52 15- 43
12- 84 7- 30
9- 29
5- 53
4- 13
2- 9
10- 23
10- 26
62-135
1- 5
1 YEAR,
AGO
49 1/2 164 1/4
116 N/A N/A
104 3/8 10 5/B
N/A
75
52 3/4 143 1/4
N/A 369 1/2
32
81
33 1/4 31 5/8 33 3/4
6
38 3/4
46 3/8
26
27 7/8
34 3/4 47
8 5/8
106 N/A 51 1/2
45 5/B
21 1/4
N/A
8 3/4
14
26 1/2
N/A
N/A
72 13 3/4 35 7/8 47
35 20 1/2
25 1/2 31 16 1/2
23 5/8
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N/A
23
13 1/4 14 1/4 36
24 3/4 6 3/8 17
25
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